Vitter inches closer toward gov run

Louisiana Sen. David Vitter on Wednesday strongly signaled his interest in a gubernatorial bid to succeed Gov. Bobby Jindal in 2015.

“Many have encouraged me to run for Governor,” the Republican tweeted. “We’ve started to consider, but definitely no decision yet. No matter what, I’m honored to serve.”

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In an email to supporters sent Wednesday, he said friends have urged a run “to bring my focus and leadership to the challenges we face as a state.”

“We started to consider this as a family over Thanksgiving,” wrote Vitter, a two-term senator. “We certainly haven’t made our decision yet, so we’ll be reflecting and praying on it very carefully through the Christmas holidays.”

A day earlier, Vitter told the Associated Press that he is aiming to decide on a run by January.

“This is the logical time to do it, if I’m ever going to do it,” he said. “There are strong arguments in either direction, but the general question in my mind is where I think I can make the most positive contribution.”

Louisiana Democrats wasted no time firing back: the party’s State Central Committee of Louisiana blasted out a release noting that it has purchased the web domain VitterforGovernor.com — a site that posits “it’s time for a change.”